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Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands.
Crete, a major cultural and economic centre, was home to the Minoan civilisation.
Cleisthenes instituted the world's first democratic system of government in Athens.
Despite their military superiority, the Romans admired and became heavily influenced by Greek culture.
Much of the Greek peninsula was lost by the Byzantine Empire to the Serbs and then the Ottomans.
Greece attempted expansion into Asia Minor, a region with a large native Greek population, but was defeated.
In October 1940, Fascist Italy demanded the surrender of Greece, but it refused.
Due to the adoption of the euro, Greece could no longer devalue its currency to regain competitiveness.
Mount Olympus, the mythical abode of the Greek Gods, culminates at Mytikas peak 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
There is a long-standing conflict between Turkey and Greece over natural resources.
The Greek Merchant Navy is the largest in the world at 18% of global capacity.
In 2011, Santorini was voted as "The World's Best Island" in Travel + Leisure.
The Greek Constitution recognises Eastern Orthodoxy as the 'prevailing' faith of the country.
The University of Constantinople was Christian Europe's first secular institution of higher learning.
In ancient times, Greece was the birthplace of Western culture.
Ancient Greek sculpture was composed almost entirely of workable and durable materials, marble or bronze.
Tragedy, comedy, and the satyr play were the three dramatic genres that emerged.
At the beginning of Greek literature stand the monumental works of Homer: the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Ancient Greek philosophy involved a disposition to value reasoning and thinking critical of traditional culture.
Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games.
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